Hey guys,
I just wanted somebody's opinion on two builds I've set up for my girlfriends rig.
She is constantly playing Sims3, which I know could probably be run on phone hardware, but her laptop is now nothing more than a fire hazard, which is permanently connected to a cooling table just to get it running.
She has also started playing some of the games I play and is really enjoying them. Games like Skyrim, Dragon Age etc. Basically any decent RPGs out today.
So with in mind that she is basically using a desktop anyway, and that her laptop would explode into a million pieces if she tried to play my games on her computer, I decided I'd put her a desktop together.
Her other requirements were that she wants a mini tower. She hates the size of my case.
Build 1 (intel):
- Intel Pentium g860 3.0ghz Dual Core CPU
- ASRock B75M mATX board (cheapest with sata3 and usb3)
- Patriot signature single dimm of 4gb @ 1600mhz
- Coolermaster Elite 343 mini tower case w/420w PSU
- Gigabyte GT630 2gb graphics card
- Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm HDD
Build 2 (AMD):
- AMD (APU) a8-3870 (not k) 3.0ghz quad core with 6550 radeon GPU
- ASRock A75M-HVS (again cheapest with HDMI and sata3)
- Kingston HyperX 1866mhz 8gb kit
- Coolermaster Elite 343 mini tower casew/420w PSU
- Seagate Barracuda 500gb 7200rpm HDD
I originally went in only thinking of the intel build but I've heard a lot of people are using the AMD apu for budget gaming rigs so I made one up to compare. The AMD build with the extra 4gb and faster ram is still about $50 cheaper than the intel build.
My question is, how comparable is graphic/gaming performance between the two builds and is it worth the extra $50 for the improved general performance of the intel? Mind you she only really web browses, does word processing, and plays videos/goes on youtube etc. so never really does any power intensive activities, and if she ever did need to my computer is sitting right next to it.
Which one should I go for?
Thanks guys.
